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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an assistant professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.

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Friday Sprog Cephalopod

Sometimes a kid grabs the colored pencils and ends up with a picture of an octopus. Judging by its color, the octopus is not angry. This unsolicited picture may be foreshadowing. Younger offspring recently got a chapter book about giant...

Anemones.

Pretty like flowers but ready to fight.

Eleven (sand)pipers (sand)piping.

Trying to tell the shorebirds without a scorecard.

Not a creature was stirring

Given the available options, would you be stirring? You could, after all, be sunbathing on the beach. Of course, you might have to haul yourself out of the waves every now and again....

Spotted jellies.

Here are some more jelly pictures from my most recent visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Today, the Spotted jelly (Mastigias papua). I really like the coloration of these critters, as well as the way that they swim together...

Caroling mice: words of advice.

Just when you thought it was safe to open the front door ...

Moon jellies.

There are lots of cool things to see at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but my favorite by a fathom is the assortment of jellyfish. And somehow, among all the jellies they have, it's the moon jelly that sticks in...

Hungry flowers.

On a recent trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium I snapped this picture of an underwater garden of the sort you might find in mangrove forests and shallow lagoons along tropical coasts....

Climate change driven movie pitch.

My better half and I have been catching up on movies (thanks to Netflix and our DVD player). Last week we watched 28 Days Later .... Last night we watched 28 Weeks Later. It is my better half's view that...

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